Change-speed gearing.



0. B. we,

CHANGE SPEED GEARNG.

APPLICAHON FILED NOV. I. 1910.

Mtented. Apr. 6, 1915.

2 BHEET8-SHEET 1.

C. 8; KING, CHANGE SPEED GEAHNG. APPucATmN mu) NOV. 1, 1910.

Eateuted Apr.

CHARLES E. KELIG; 8F DETEQIT,

Apglicaticn filed fiavembcz' 1, 191% u the art to which it rfimeuce ,6 the iuviu speed. in improvemeuis imoruvul mechanism uougli which ower is ti'ausferi'el in the driving 1e driven shaft V-iitli fi'erant angular velocity 1' i-iss and espeally is secure cuuipactuess and; ecuuomize space and to se-sure directness 0i act-lam the apparatus through Whc: the gearing is manipulated. To this and. 1 make lever and parts c nueciing {he saz'newizi iha geuri sills pui't of mid gearing. all 0f the u "lug parts being insloseu. m the ham with the change pmiects 9 speed gearing exceiaiz that lever thruugh the cusiu so that at its upper end may uccebnmle tn iiu: upamter' at the pociiion +1. 1 center control. of the. change speed ge l accomplish 'i-hiS objer the clevice illustrated in llllQ accoiupni drawings, in u'l1isl1,--

Figure 1, isuu elei'atiun of mechanism ambod aing my invention the casing being shuwn in sec-aion and some adiacent parts. Fig. 2 is a seciiou an the line 5-=5 d F g. 1,, louliing in the dii'ectiun of the mini. Fig 3 is u 6' l plum JlCW :lmuing the guide mus any sleeves llllClQOILWlllCll sheaves. carry the lurks by wlu'vl he gears are shifted to make the clifiereut engagements r the different speeds Fig. 4, i" a rleuril prspectii'e 'v'lQW 9f the fting mechanism, the parts lysizu separuie $0 Show film-ii construction. v V

The change speed gearing itself is of a well-lmuwn type bm: will be briefly lescribed that the application of lu in.- vention therein will be i'euclilv understoud.

A, represents fill frontpart 01 the floor of the bocly of an automobile and B, the foot-board.

C,'is the casing 01" the change speed gear- Specifisaticn of Eatiers mug luau Ami 3 Eu-L5 42 with 1' whee u 1 lcug wuinull of the shaft The .1 w'iw G is lmllmv upuu one side and pmim vkl ii iteinul iieetlz zzdap zecl. i0 ungage mi leetla of the gear Wheel 13 when cl to the pusiisiou indicated in dciwd -L- 2 Fig. i 10 as to bind Eli-a l E u; the ulwul H and sauna-ct illfi (lllfin and driven suufts directly l, is a c ll'iilllflfll iii-nor secured ui: bath 1 in ear in a positiun parallel the fviug and driven sliafis. Meets upon the arbor I.

in, is u Wheel on the sleeve 3, its teeth perm; mu Y engaging the keeth of the gum WllG-El ii 530 illfil; Elie rotation 0f ike driving shaft is ibz'ausmitted $0 "the sleeve 5 through said wheels,

W zeal upon the sleeve 5 l0- entail same nice-5mm ilk? gear Wheel K, and of such (hamster that when the wheel 4' is: msverl int-0 lll'lfisame plane fliersthe teeth 01 said gem engage. iv i ear Wheel upon the slaeve J 0i blmt when the gem Wheel F i Hi6 film smut? fibula the teeth of ay a'lmsls shall engage.

gmr WllEEi on the sleeve- 5, its ag ng the iee'th of a gear Wheel G, ivotc-il upon an arbor in the caslug When llw g'eai Wheel F is IHDVQCl int-0 a plane with the gear Wheel 0, ike teeth on Said. gem Wheels engage and metiou is transmitted 5mm the, sleeve J through the gear Wheel N tuthe'guar WllQ-Q U, and to the gear Wheel l so that witlmthis engagement the shaft E is related in the opposite direction 530 that in which it is turned with the engagements previsusly described and a reverse moiion 0f the shaf E secured.

v flog lugs R, R.

To provide means for adjusting the parts of the change speed gearing, as above described, I have provided an apparatus flciprocating the sleeve Q, the gear wheel G- ;-is.moved longitudinally along the shaft E. R, R, are lugs rising from the sleeve Q.

r, indicates a groove or slot between the W,.is a sleeve adapted to reciprocate on the rod P and provided with a depending fork 111 which engagesin the groove of the collar f so that by moving the sleeve W along the rod P the gear wheel F is moved to different positions longitudinally of the shaft E.

'X,'X,are lugs similar to the lugs R, R, above driving and driven shafts are bound directlytogether. When said sleeve is at its intermediate position,as shown in full lines in said figure, the gear wheel G is free. When the sleeve Q is farthest toward the rear of [85 the car as shown in dotted lines at Gr in v Fig. 1, the gear wheel G is in the same plane as the gear wheel L, and the teeth of said 7 gear wheels engage so that the rotation of the sleeve'J is communicated from said gear at wheels at an intermediate speed to the shaft E.

When the sleeve W is farthest toward the front of the car, the gear wheel F engages the gear wheel M and the low speed of transmission is secured. When said sleeve is farthest toward the rear of the car, the gear wheel F engages the gear wheel 0 and the reverse speed is secured. When said sleeve is in its intermediate position, the gear wheel F is free.

When the sleeves Q and W are in their intermediate position, slots 00 and r are in I line with each other, as indicated in'the perspective of Fig. 4, and the shaft E is free from the sleeve J, the parts being in their neutral position and the free from the driving shaft.

S, is a saddle provided with laterally extending arbors s, 8 which a'rbors extend intosockets Z, Z (Fig. 2) and are adapted to reciprocate thereinso that the position of' the saddle S may be shiftedlaterally guided by said arb'ors, engaging in said sockets, S S are lugs, one of which extends downward at the center at each side of the saddle described, but rising from the- 25- sleeve W.

driven shaft being driven shafts S. These lugs are of a size to fit into the grooves or slots- 7*, as, in the sleeves Q, W, to lock said sleeves and prevent their longitudinal motion. \vhen the saddle S. is at its extreme position on one side, lug S? indicated in dotted lines, is laterally beyond the sleeve W anothe lug S engages inthe slot 7. \Vhn-th saddle S is at its extreme position at thebther side, the lug S engages in the slot and the lug S is beyond the sleeve Q so as to leave said sleeve free to move. ()n the upper surface of the saddle S are V-shaped grooves t, t, 6 extending laterally across said saddle.

T, is a plate resting upon the upper surface of the saddle S and'provided with downwardly-extending V-shaped projections 25", adapted to engage in the grooves t, t,

a, is a cover for the change-speed-gearing casing C. The cover (2 extends upward in the form of the gfrustuin of a cone, the upper part being open and provided with a socket b. The guide rods P, P, are supportedrin this cover. I

V, is a lever having a part of a ball '0 formed thereon which bears against the socket b to form a ball and socket joint. The socket Z) is so formed that the lever V is restrained from motion upward, but is free to move downward so far as the ball and socket joint is concerned.

U, is a compression spring bearing against the under side of the ball a and upon the upper surface of t e plate T so that the lever V is held firm y in the joint b, o, and the plate T is pressed resiliently against the upper surface of the saddle S. There is an aperture through the plate T and the lever V fits therethrough at its lower end. The lower end of the lever V, which is indicated by the reference letter V isadapted to fit in the slotor groove 7* ore, and the lower end of said lever fits into the longitudinal slot SL which passes through the saddle b. said lever filling said slot laterally.

It will be noticed that in the above de scribed device the controlling lever V passes directly into the change speed gearing casing. The operation of the above described device is as follows :Vl7hen the lever V is in its intermediate or vertical position, later- I ally, the saddle S is in its intermediate position. Lugs S, S engage respectively, in the slots r, a and the lower end V of the lever V also engages in bothof these slots so that all parts are locked in the neutral position of the gearing with the driving and free from each other. When the upper end of the lever V is moved to the i right hand side of the vehicle, the saddle S is at the extreme lateral position, in which the lower end of the lever V engages in the slot 2: inthe, Sleeve W, the lug S is in the 13,9

sleeve thus locking the lost from lo'igi idinal K I: is laterally leave the s pi l Y lcrigitudiov the projections 59, engage in the slot so as to yielcliiigly llOl l the lever in this position. When the handle of the lever V is now pressed sleeve N moved Y seal the or iis 'yieldingly held in this Q-CljllSlZEfl position. If the lever arm V is returned to v the intermediate position and the nimclle is shifted to the left hand side, the saddle 1 be moved over to the position in which is laterally beyond the sleeve 3 so id sleeve is free, to move longitudiena the lug S engages in the slot in lee've W so as to lock the lei-tor sleeve "uiiinal motion. If the handle of will he moved to the r "wheel G engages file parts are acl'justixl t mecaiate speed of transmission. his position, the lever arm V is yieldthe gear w o, for tile In i lilfi'i llBlKlbf! theeng'agemcnt of the projeo tions i in the slots t2 as above described.

If the handle-of the lever V is now moved toward the back of the vehicle to its extreme position, the sleeve Q is moved toward the from, and the gear wheel G, engages the gear wheel H, so as to directly lock the drivin'g and driven shafts together. In this position, the lever V is vieldingly locked by theproiectiozxs engaging in the slots isobove (loscribcd.

1. The combination of a change speed gearing of'the selective type, a casing inclosing said gearing, a lever engaging the selective mechanism of said gearing, at its lower emlsncl extending through said casing to a position its upper end accessible to the which-it passes through said casing.

is moved toward the trout oil the I point at 2. The combination or a change speed gearing of the selective type, a casing" incio ing said gearing and provided with an 11;:- warcl extension, a lever engaging the t-ive part of said gearing in said Casio extending through ssicl casing at the end of the projection from the some to a position at its upper and accessible operator, said lever being secured by e o'xiversal joint at the point Where it o es through said casing at the upper end o. Laid projection.

3. The combination of a. change speed gearing of the selective type, a casing inolosing said gearing, a lever engaging the seloctive mechanism of said gearing in said caslog at its lower end and extending through said casing to a position accessible to an operator at its upper end, and a ball-enclsocket joint uniting said lever to said casing Where the lever passes through said casing, the ball of said joint closing the opening in said casing through which said lever extends.

4. The combination with a change speed gearing of the selective type, a casing inclosing said gearing aml. e-ng'agingthe selective mechanism of said gearing in said casiiig at its lower end and extending through said casing to a position accessible to an operator at its upper end, a socket formed in the Wall of said casing around said lever with its cavity opened to the interior of said casing, a ball on said lever adapted to it in said socket, and aspring Within said casing pressing said ball against said socket.

5. The combination with a change speed gearing of the selective type, a casing inch);- ing said gearing and engaging the selective mechanism of said gearing in said casing at its lower end and extending through said casing to a position accessible to an operator at its upper end, a socket formed in the wall ofsaid casing around said lever with its cavity opene to the interior of said casing a ball on said lever adapted to fit in ssicl socket, and V s; spring .within said casing pressing saicl boll age-inst said socket; a

yielding eneoging sppsratus to mark the diii'erent positions of the gearing parts Wltlrin' said casing, said spring also acting to cause the engagement of the parts of said. yielding engaging apparatus.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi cation in the presence of two Witnesses.

Vruorzvrs SrRA'r'r, Emiiorr J. S'ronmss iof 

